Voiced labiodental plosive

The voiced labiodental plosive or stop is a consonant sound produced like a , but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in . This can be represented in the IPA as Template:Angbr IPA. A separate symbol that is sometimes seen, especially in Bantu linguistics, but not recognized by the IPA, is the db ligature Template:Angbr IPA.

The voiced labiodental plosive is not known to be phonemic in any language. However, it does occur allophonically:

In the Austronesian language Sika, this sound occurs as an allophone of the labiodental flap in careful pronunciation.

The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has affricates, (voiceless labiodental affricate) and (voiced labiodental affricate).

Features

File:Voiced labiodental plosive.svg

Features of the "voiced labiodental stop":

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Danish	StandardTemplate:Sfnp			'know(s)'	Rather short; also described as an approximant Template:IPAblink. A rare alternative is a fricative Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Danish phonology.
English		subversive		'subversive'	Common allophone of before the labiodentals and (although it is also possible for the labiodentals to shift to bilabial and , respectively, instead).
Ibanag		bavi	[bab̪ᵛiː]	ˈpig/pork'	Slightly affricated; allophonic variant of /v/ for some elderly speakers, especially those who lack front teeth. May be a flap /ⱱ/ instead.
Sika					Allophone of Template:IPAslink in careful pronunciation.
Slovene				'by the water'	Allophone of before . See Slovene phonology.

External links

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